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Military ranks of Tanzania
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The Military ranks of Tanzania are the military insignia used by the Tanzania People's Defence Force. Being a former British colony, Tanzania shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom.[1]
Current
[edit]Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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 Tanzanian Army |
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| Tanzania Naval Command |
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| Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Ensign | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania Air Force |
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| Jenerali | Luteni jenerali | Meja jenerali | Brigedia jenerali | Kanali | Luteni kanali | Meja | Kapteni | Luteni | Luteni usu | |||||||||||||||
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Student officer ranks
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| Tanzanian Army
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| Tanzania Naval Command
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| Ofisa mteule | |
| Tanzania Air Force
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| Ofisa mteule |
Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Tanzanian Army |
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| Afisa mteule daraja la kwanza | Afisa mteule daraja la pili | Sajinitaji | Sajenti | Koplo | Koplo usu | Mtu ndege | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania Naval Command |
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| Afisa mteule daraja la kwanza | Afisa mteule daraja la pili | Sajinitaji | Sajenti | Koplo | Koplo usu | Mtu ndege | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania Air Force |
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| Afisa mteule daraja la kwanza | Afisa mteule daraja la pili | Sajinitaji | Sajenti | Koplo | Koplo usu | Mtu ndege | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former
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[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Jenerali | Luteni jenerali | Meja jenerali | Brigedia jenerali | Kanali | Luteni kanali | Meja | Kapteni | Luteni | Luteni usu | Ofisa mteule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Tanzania". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 699. ISBN 978-0-87196-407-6. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Tanzania". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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